Chapter 840 Three Conditions
On November 5, 1941, more than 20 countries signed the United Nations Agreement in Washington, and the World Anti-Fascist Alliance was formally established.
The declaration requires the signatories to pledge to use all their military and economic resources to fight the Axis Powers, to advance and retreat with the allies, and not to conclude an armistice agreement or peace treaty with any enemy alone!
Jiang Dong personally attended and signed the joint declaration.
Due to the urgency of the war, Mao Xiong and Great Britain had to recognize China as the second largest country in the Anti-Fascist Allies.
What was discussed at the joint conference were all programmatic things. After the conference, the four most important countries of the Allies sat together and began to discuss the details of coordinated operations.
At this stage, the United States can only provide material support to Europe and Asia, and large-scale troop deployments are not yet possible.
The four countries discussed in detail the details of material assistance and leasing, and finally basically reached an agreement.
At the end of the talks, China sent troops for an expedition and applied its many years of anti-war experience to other anti-fascist battlefields.
The world situation is more corrupt than at the same time in history, and the Axis powers are almost on the verge of occupying some of the most important resource areas in the world.
Under such circumstances, China's expedition was a shot in the arm for the entire anti-fascist alliance, which could effectively curb the development of the Axis powers and buy time for resource mobilization among the Allies.
When everyone looked at Jiangdong, Jiangdong without hesitation put forward several conditions that he had prepared long ago.
First, the imperialist countries declared illegal the unequal treaties signed with China since 1840, gave up their privileges, and returned land and other plundered things.
Second, recognize Greater China’s status as a suzerain in Asia.
Third, all countries should effectively protect the interests of overseas Chinese, repeal illegal laws such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, and apologize for them.
After agreeing to the above three points, China will dispatch at least 1.5 million expeditionary troops to Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe under the guidance of the United Nations program, and provide material assistance within its capabilities to other Allied Powers until final victory.
After Jiangdong's conditions were announced, they immediately attracted protests from the other three countries.
The politicians banged the table and hurled all kinds of unpleasant words at Jiangdong. If Heavenly Father could appear, they really hoped to completely wipe out this person who undermined the anti-fascist alliance.
The first day of talks ended with the three countries verbally criticizing Jiangdong.
Jiang Dong took Bai Chongxi and Lu Zhuoran and left the venue calmly, leaving behind those eyes that wanted to eat him alive.
After returning to the hotel where they stayed, Bai Chongxi and Lu Zhuoran showed signs of lingering fear. The former said with some worry:
"Brother Jiang, your three conditions have seriously affected the interests of imperialism in China and other parts of Asia. They will not give up these interests easily. The negotiation may collapse!"
Lu Zhuoran said:
"Commander-in-Chief, it can be seen from the reaction just now that these countries will not hand over their interests to us even if they give up their interests to the fascists. We need to prepare in advance for the breakdown of negotiations."
Jiang Dong's performance was very calm, or calm. He looked at the two people for a while and said with a smile:
"The world needs China and needs us. We only have this chance in the next twenty or thirty years. The three conditions are the bottom line for us to send troops. Unless the three countries fully accept it, we will definitely not send troops.
I will not attend the talks tomorrow, and you two will argue with them. In short, the three conditions must not be shaken!"
"What should we do if the three countries isolate us and exclude us from the newly signed agreement?" Bai Chongxi asked.
"We stay in Washington for a month, and the world situation in one month will definitely be even more chaotic than it is now." An unknown smile appeared on Jiangdong's face again,
"If they can turn the tide of the war by working together without us, then it won't be too late to make concessions."
Lu Zhuoran and Bai Chongxi finally understood that Jiangdong planned to continue fighting with the Three Kingdoms.
During this period, the world situation will become more and more serious, but China is seizing the time to develop, and the balance of time is on the side of Jiangdong.
Jiangdong is the leader of the negotiating team, and he is also a person who can really influence the direction of the war. His opinions are the guide for negotiations, and no one dares to make compromises privately.
After Lu Zhuoran and Bai Chongxi left Jiangdong's room, they began to prepare for the long and protracted battle.
On the other side, the three countries are indeed having private talks as Bai Chongxi expected.
Great Britain and the United States can accept Jiangdong's first condition.
China is getting stronger and stronger, and those privileges obtained through unequal treaties will soon disappear. Giving up the privileges in advance to allow China to send troops, the two countries feel that this is a good deal.
But the bear would not agree even if it were beaten to death. That is more than 1 million square kilometers of land. Although it was obtained through an unequal treaty, how could the meat in the stomach be vomited out without disembowelling it?
If the first condition is unacceptable only to Mao Xiong, then the second condition is opposed by all imperialist countries.
In the past 2000 years, China has always been the center of Asia and the suzerain of many small countries in the surrounding areas.
In modern times, with the rise of Europe and the decline of China, China's vassal states have become colonies of imperialist countries.
Recognizing China's suzerainty status is tantamount to acknowledging the illegality of imperialist countries' colonization of Southeast Asia.
After the war, the colonies became vassal states, and the power and interests of the imperialist countries were completely wiped out.
China was asked to send troops to protect its colonies, but now it has to hand over its colonies. Such conditions are unacceptable under any circumstances.
In the following days of talks, the two sides argued fiercely, but neither side made concessions.
The three countries abandoned China and began to coordinate supplies and troops.
But as time went on, the battle situation became more and more corrupt.
Some of the contents of the talks were also leaked to media reporters. Every day, a large number of passionate people protested in front of Jiangdong's hotel.
This situation was in huge contrast to when Jiang Dong first landed in Washington.
Chapter completed!